Ways in which the City Harms Our Health and Solutions to Stop it from Doing so

Solutions of Urbanization 
1. Building sustainable and environmentally friendly cities 
Governments should pass laws that plan and provide environmentally sound cities 
and smart growth techniques, considering that people should not reside in unsafe 

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and polluted areas. The objective here is to build sustainable cities that embrace 
improved environmental conditions and safe habitats for all urban populations. 
Governments should also encourage sustainable use of urban resources and support 
an economy based on sustainable environment such as investment in green 
infrastructure, sustainable industries, recycling and environmental campaigns, 
pollution management, renewable energy, green public transportation, and water 
recycling and reclamation.
2. Provision of essential services 
Urban stakeholders must ensure all populations within the urban areas have access 
to adequate essential social services namely education, health, sanitation and clean 
water, technology, electricity, and food. The objective here is to provide and 
implement employment opportunities and wealth creation activities so that people 
can earn a living to pay for the maintenance of the services. Subsidies can also be 
availed by the government to lower the costs of basic healthcare, basic education, 
energy, education, public transportation, communication systems and technology.
3. Creation of more jobs 
To lessen the negative effects of rapid urbanization while at the same time 
conserving natural ecosystems, private investments should be encouraged so as to 
utilize natural resources and create more job opportunities. Tourism promotion and 
the sustainable exploitation of natural resources can create more jobs for the urban 
populations. Subsidies and grants may as well be provided to foreign and private 
investment in environmentally friendly development projects that encourage job 
creation.